Australian House & Garden – September 2019

MAINBEDROOMThesubtletextureof

PhillipJeffries‘ManilaHemp’wallpaper

fromTheTextileCompanyisa softening

touch.Alexbedhead,H+JFurniture.

Oly‘Robert’bedsidetable,Coco

Republic.Arteriors‘Keelan’tablelamp,

BoydBlue.DININGTheindoor/outdoor

connectiondesignallowsplentyofroom

forentertaining.Pendantlights,Boyd

Blue.Diningtable,MCMHouse.Dining

chairs, Coco Republic. Rug, Bayliss.

theever-changinglandscapeoutside.Thediningareaisa casein

point:velvet-upholstereddiningchairs,teamedwithhand-carved

timberpendantlights,createa senseofdrama,againsta backdrop

ofdeliberatelyneutralfinishes– lightoakanddriftwood-tonedtimbers,

marble,sisalandcrispwhitewalls.“Thehousehassweepingviews

overa nearbyvalley,”saysLily.“Wewantedtocapturethatfeeling

insidebycreatinginteriorspacesthatflowgracefully from one to

anotherandbyusingthesamecolourpalette.”

Theresultisa verycomfortableandpracticalfamilyhome,one

thatusestraditionalarchitecturalformsincontemporaryways,

respondingto 21 st-centurypreferencesforindoor-outdoorliving,

saysWalter.AndthankstoLily’sdefttouchontheinterior,itisa

wonderfullyinvitingandcalmingplacetospendtimein,with

unexpectedelementsthat excite the senses. A home the family

delightsineveryday. >

WalterBardaDesign,Sydney,NSW;(02) 92644240 or

http://www.walterbardadesign.com.au.CocoRepublicInteriorDesign,

Alexandria, NSW; (02) 9438 4263 or cocorepublic.com.au.